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A church may or may not require legal paperwork in order to perform a marriage BECAUSE MARRIAGE IS A RELIGIOUS RITE, you can be ‘legally married’ without ever having a ceremony (just signing the paperwork and filing).

That is what I said, not what he said.

""I’m not aware of a state that allows clergy to perform “legal” marriages without a marriage license (or marriage certificate, or formal notice, to be recorded by the govt.) required.""

As far as not needing a license or clergy or anyone else, Common law marriage is still legal, as long as it meets the legal requirements, of course if you don't want a legal marriage, then do what you want.

139 posted on 01/27/2014 11:57:59 PM PST by ansel12 (Ben Bradlee -- JFK told me that "he was all for people's solving their problems by abortion".)

//””I’m not aware of a state that allows clergy to perform “legal” marriages without a marriage license (or marriage certificate, or formal notice, to be recorded by the govt.) required.””//

And you are wrong on that. He didn’t say what you are attributing to him.

152 posted on 01/28/2014 12:17:36 AM PST by reaganaut (Ex-Mormon, now Christian. I once was lost but now am found, was blind but now I see.)

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